Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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First, the song topped the iTunes chart — one indication of the passion it had stirred among listeners still willing to pay to download a piece of music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
From the depths of 2-0 down, England had stirred and were on course to level the Ashes at 2-2.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2023
Meza’s release had stirred statewide outrage, Sawyer said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
F-35 jets from the U.K.’s newest aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, operating off Cyprus in June 2021 had stirred the interest of Russian warplanes, which tried to keep tabs on the cutting-edge warplanes.
From Washington Times ● May 17, 2023
Clara disappearing the moment the old woman had stirred.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
